Polymer Referencing Guide
(updated Jul 2022)
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How to do citations in Polymer style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Polymer citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
This is the Citationsy guide to Polymer citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Polymer.

How do you cite a book in the Polymer referencing style? (2022 Guide)
One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in PolymerHere’s an example book citation in Polymer using placeholders:
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F.N. Last Name, Title, Edition, Publisher, City, 2000.
Polymer citation:
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M. Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed., Random House, New York, 1969.
How to reference a journal article in the Polymer citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Polymer format?
Citing formats are used to recognize related literary pieces and to mention references used. To cite any paper in Polymer, follow these easy stepsHere’s a Polymer journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F., Title, Container. Volume (2000) pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI.
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C. Petit, J. Sieffermann, Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, 18 (2007) 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
How to cite a website in a paper in Polymer style?
Have you found a credible website you want to cite in Polymer to include in your research paper or presentation? Here’s howHere’s an Polymer example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., Title, (2000). https://www.example.com (accessed July 5, 2022).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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M. Tran, Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, (2008). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed July 5, 2022).
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How to cite a YouTube video Polymer in 2022
Have you discovered something while watching a Youtube channel or video and would like to know how to reference it in Polymer? Here’s howHere’s a Polymer citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName, Title, YouTube. (2000). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed July 5, 2022).
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Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out, YouTube. (2015). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed July 5, 2022).
How to cite a podcast using Polymer referencing style
Podcasts can be perfect sources of information for your research paper. They cover a wide range of topics you may want to address in your paper. Here’s how to cite them in PolymerIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Polymer.
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F. Lastname, Title, (2000). http://www.example.com (accessed July 5, 2022).
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This American Life, 640: Five Women, (2018). https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (accessed July 5, 2022).
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Polymer referencing style?
Did you know there are well over 100 million different songs you can cite and reference? Here’s a simple guide to reference any song in PolymerAn example song citation in Polymer.
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F. Lastname, Song Title, 2000. http://www.example.com (accessed July 5, 2022).
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The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, 1969. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 (accessed July 5, 2022).
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